Piko Wholefoods' new premises.
A paper submitted by Chris Joseph in partial fulfilment of the degree of Bachelor of Commerce with Honours, focussing on the role of the earthquake support subsidy paid to employers to 'keep businesses together' following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The paper was supervised by Dr David Stiles, University of Canterbury Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
A PDF copy of a bulletin published on the union.org.nz website, titled, "Economic Bulletin 121 - Oh, Christchurch!".
Fallen shop fittings in Piko Wholefoods.
People relaxing beside a mobile coffee van.
Shop fittings in Piko Wholefoods' new premises.
A presentation by Associate Professor John Vargo (Department of Accounting and Information Systems, and Resilient Organisations Research Group) on "Organisational Resilience in Canterbury: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow".
Rubble from the partially collapsed Piko Wholefoods building.
A fire engine parked beside the damaged Piko Wholefoods. Large sections of the brick facade have collapsed.
A damaged brick building, the side wall of which has collapsed.
Broken jars and bottles fallen from the shelves of a shop.
A bunch of flowers on the counter in Piko Wholefoods' new premises.
Staff members picking up fallen jars and bottles from Piko Wholefoods.
Southern Expresso Rescue's mobile coffee unit.
Damage to a row of shops in Shirley. The parapets and awnings have collapsed, and the footpath is littered with rubble. The building has been cordoned off with police tape.
A police officer inspects a damaged building on Barbadoes street. The brick facade has collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with police tape.
Damage in the courtyard garden of Piko Wholefoods.
Fallen bricks from a damaged dairy on Edgeware Road.
A video of an interview with Peter Townsend, Chief Executive of Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce about the experiences of businesses in the aftermath of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Townsend talks about business collaboration in Christchurch, the need for businesses to have a back-up plans, the increase in people working from home, and the importance of businesses understanding their insurance. This video is part of a series about businesses in Christchurch after the earthquakes.
The Commerce Commission says Canterbury earthquake victims, struggling with mortgage and credit card repayments, should use consumer legislation to get help.
Peter Townsend is the Chief Executive of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. He's at Wellington Airport trying to get back to Christchurch.
A video of a presentation by Indranil Kongar of University College London on "Lifeline systems interdependencies: the insurance perspective". The presentation was delivered at the learning forum on Interdependencies of Lifeline Systems as part of the University of Canterbury's Lifeline Week.
A video of a presentation by Michelle Daly of GNS Science on the "Economics of Infrastructure Resilience EoRI project". The presentation was delivered at the learning forum on Interdependencies of Lifeline Systems as part of the University of Canterbury's Lifeline Week.
A video of a presentation by Dr Erica Seville of the University of Canterbury's Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering on "Organisational and Economic Resilience". The presentation was delivered at the Learning from Lifeline Week and Planning Collaborations forum as part of the University of Canterbury's Lifeline Week.
Leanne Curtis is a Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network board member and Peter Townsend is the chief executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.
A video of an address by Peter Townsend, CEO of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Breakfast Presentations section, the theme of which was Building Momentum.
A public talk by Peter Townsend, CEO at the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce. This talk formed part of the Plenary One session, 'Looking forward - updates and perspectives'.
A video of a presentation by Peter Townsend, CEO of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce, during a panel at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The panel has three themes:A City on the Move: Collaboration and Regeneration: "'Christchurch is now moving rapidly from the recovery phase into a regeneration stage with Central and Local Government working with the wider community, including the business community to ensure we get optimal outcomes for greater Christchurch' (CECC)."Looking Back: Remembering and Learning: "What are the milestones? What are the millstones? What have we learnt? What have we applied?"Looking Forward: Visioning and Building: "What do we aspire to? What are the roadblocks? What is the way forward?"
The Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce estimates up to 150 of the region's small businesses will fold if they're not given Government assistance to relocate from their earthquake-stricken premises.
The glass door to the office of Plato Creative in the Cranmer Court building.